Yesterday i pushed small project, a tested vibe coded project... a shell to import and export your n8n data...

😁Hey rami, Why not use n8n workflows? I have dozens of workflows for backups... already shared some of them before. but the update and import within n8n instance cause errors sometimes and it made me look stupid on the client meeting day when the workflow didn't work on his instance... so we forced to do something outside the n8n... and this shell exactly requested by our partners some weeks ago so i decided to make it public with some fixes since it's requested by many people...

In near future when website ready you will have also a command builder to build your own command with one click.

Automations-Project/n8n-data-manager: https://github.com/Automations-Project/n8n-data-manager

Here's example command i use for quick export and tests

clear && sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/n8n-manager.sh && rm -rf ~/.config/n8n-manager && rm -rf /tmp/n8n-* && rm -rf n8n-shell-install.sh && curl -o n8n-shell-install.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Automations-Project/n8n-data-manager/refs/heads/main/install.sh && chmod +x n8n-shell-install.sh && ./n8n-shell-install.sh && n8n-manager.sh --action 'backup' --container '$(docker ps --filter "name=n8n" --format "{{.Names}}" | head -n 1)' --token '<Replace Your Github Token Here>' --repo '<Replace Your Github username/repo here>' --branch 'main' --trace --verbose --dated
And same command can be used for import just replace the 'backup' with 'restore'

You can ask help of A.I to understand it better, and you can go to the repo and copy the shell content and paste to A.I to ask if it contain any danger code parts for your safety 😉 in future it will be shorter command.

- you can use it also inside n8n nodes
- you can make it auto backup/import which used to move from dev to prod
- you can import only workflows so you can get updates without affecting credentials

Read more: https://www.reddit.com/r/n8n/comments/1kcv2uj/from_oops_to_up_in_one_command_my_new_n8n/ & https://community.n8n.io/t/from-oops-to-up-in-one-command-my-new-n8n-backup-restore-shell/109695

This small project will be completed in approximately 48 hours. It is a simple GUI builder for backup and restore shell scripts.

It will also feature a unique short domain with n8n, and I believe it should become a standard tool for anyone wanting to migrate or move workflows and credentials between servers.

I have included detailed instructions so that anyone can understand the setup process and build their own configuration (command). Additionally, I have added the ability to create shared configurations for n8n creators, allowing them to share their best settings with clients.

We already have a similar project for installing n8n, installing custom nodes, and building packages. We are also developing a new website focused on learning how to build nodes and become a developer, featuring resources and feedback from our team.

Progress is slow because these are free projects—we work on them whenever we have time. However, this one is a priority because it is extremely useful for our clients. Even though it’s simple, it can be a challenging task for non-n8n users or beginners.

I will added it in the docs of next n8n assistant GPT upgrade where more users can know it through the A.I.

Lovable is partnering with n8n soon.

In the next version, they will officially release MCP, including self-hosted versions, and soon a native integration with Lovable.

Lovable is a vibecoding service (I personally don’t recommend it), but n8n is building deep integration, and you can vibecode n8n workflows using it right now or with any other tools that support MCP.

https://docs.n8n.io/advanced-ai/accessing-n8n-mcp-server

Free unlimited MCP for n8n docs. You can link it to any platform you use, and it includes n8n docs integration. It’s not search, but an AI agent doing the search using n8n RAG data, which is huge and way more valuable than normal docs search.

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    "n8n-docs": {
      "type": "STREAMABLE_HTTP",
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